Egg-stamping device.



L WEILER EGG STAMPING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED APR- 5' I915- PatentedAug. 28, 1917.

LOUIS WEILER, or BAXTER, IOWA.

EGG-STAMPING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

Application filed April 5, 1916. Serial N 0. 89,085.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS WErLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baxter, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa, haveinvented. certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Stamping Devices,of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to hand stamps and more particularly tonew and useful improvements in egg stamping devices.

An object of my invention is to provide an egg stamping device adaptedto be grasped in the hand of the user and engaged with the surface of anegg whereby to place a designating date or letter upon the egg.

Another object of my invention is to provide an egg stamping device ofthe class described provided with means for engagement with three ormore fingers of the hand of the user and having yieldable stamping meansassociated therewith for engagement with an egg, said stamping meansbeing formed of rubber or similar flexible material whereby to engage anegg without danger of breaking the latter. The finger engaging portionsare so arranged on the device as to permit lifting of the egg from theplace at which the same is stamped and depositing the same in a box orpackage therefor.

A further object of my invention is to provide in an egg stamping devicemeans for changing the date or designating letters associated with thestamping element.

Other objects'and advantages to be derived from the use of my improvedegg stamping device will appear from the following detail descriptionand the claims, taken with an inspection of the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure l is a perspective view of an egg stamping device embodyingthe improvements of my invention,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the egg stamping device, the users handbeing shown in dotted lines, and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the stamping element showing the mannerof stamping the designating letters upon the date or the like.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein similar charactersof reference designate like and corresponding parts throughout thevarious views, 1 designates the main body portion of my improved eggstamping device and 2 the finger or hand engaging member comprising aplurality of loops 3 fastened at their free ends to the body 1 by meansof rivets lor the like.

The egg engaging or stamping portion of my invention is designated 5 andis formed preferably of rubber or some similar flexible material,whereby when applied to an egg in stamping relation thereto the samewill conform to the shape of the egg and at the same time depositing thestamping fluid thereon in the shape of letters or similar characters.

I have shown one form of type carrying means for use in conjunction withmy improved stamp, said type carrying means including a plurality ofsections 6 having letters or similar indicia carried thereby forming thetype. The sections 6 .are mounted in a groove 8 extending longitudinallyof the portion 5. The groove 8 is best shown in Fig. l and is preferablydove-tailed in cross section of the section 6.

In order to cushion the egg stamping por tion 5 I provide a plurality ofcoil spring elements 9 connecting said portion 5 with the body 1. Thesprings 9 serve as shock absorbers and prevent fracturing the egg duringa stamping operation. The coil spring elements 9 provides means forautomatically conforming the flexible member 5 to the configuration ofthe egg upon the application of the same.

The device is shown in use in Fig. 2, and it will be seen that the threefingers of the users hand, shown in dotted lines, are engaged throughthe loop 3. The egg stamping portion 5 is now placed on the egg, theflexible portion conforming to the egg convex surface. The springs 9serve to absorb any undue shock which otherwise might be imparted to theegg from the body 1. Continuing the impressions now on the egg the thumband middle finger of the users hand may be engaged with the egg. In thismanner the egg may be liftedand placed in a suitable container thereforand released, the operation being repeated for the next stamping of anegg.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding ofthe construction, operation and advantages of my invention may be had,and while I have shown and described my invention as embodying aspecific structure, I desire that it be understood that I may make suchchanges on said structure as do not depart from the spirit and scopeinvention as claimed.

hat I claim as new and desireito by Letters-Patent is In an egg stampingdevice,

10 ing secured to the body portion-adjac Copies-101 this patent mayibeobtained'for a rectangular rigid body portion, a flexible egg engagingsection CO-BXtQIlSlVG With theibodyaportioir coil springs, one end ofthe coil springs becorners thereof, the other end of the coil springsbeing secured to the flexible egg engaging section adjacent the cornersthereof, .and finger engaging means rigidly secured to the bodypermitting the egg n1emher to be retained in the desired position whilestamping.

Intestimonyzwh-ereof I afiix my hereto.

of the signature ent the LOUIS WEILER;

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